Rare Rubies Avon for women

Avon did bring back one year, several oldies but Faves. I loved Hawiian White Ginger. I kept emailing Avon and telling anyone who sold it to please petition for a return. IT HAPPENED YAY! Im wondering if its time to do the same with Rare Rubies. I loved this one too and did score a metal compact with the cream perfume in it off ebay. I covet it LOL.

Wow, this is very spicy. I like though.

So happy I got the chance to try this cinnamon, oriental beauty back in 2000! Wore this to work one day and compliments galore greeted me at the door!! I vividly recall it being warm, rich, and sensual, with good lasting power to boot. Can a cinnamon infused frag get better than this? I don't think so. My only regret is opting for a purse-sized spray rather than a FB. Oh well, at least I did experience this spicy baby.

Rare Rubies has been discontinued by Avon and most likely will not be returning. For those who are buying it from "e-bay" or another 3rd party, it is probably not Rare Rubies that you are buying. Rare Rubies was discontinued around 2002. Avon now offers Rear Gold, Diamond, and pearl.

I loved this and Mesmerize for women. Is there anything that can replace Rare Rubies? I have tried most of the conventional spicy ones like Halston, Opium and some other "red" ones--can't thin of the names right now--it is late. But nothing has the unique florals and mild spice of RR. And I was told that the Rare Rubies that Avon continued to sell in the UK for a few years after it was discontinued in the US was a different formula.

The most lovely Avon sent ever. I remember spraying it on my wrist and breathing in the amazing spices.

This is warm and cozy, with a moderate dose of spice. It's one of the better fragrances from the "Rare" line from Avon, and a bit more sophisticated than their usual lineup. It's getting tougher all the time to get a bottle since it's been discontinued. This is perfect for wearing at night, especially in the fall or winter. I keep a small bottle in my rotation and consider it a treat when I wear it.

This one I may have a test vial somewhere, but I will have to go and look very hard to find it! But I MUST try to get me a real bottle!!

never was a fan of this. strong, pungent and the flowers just don't seem to mix well together. kind of a harsh/alcohol smell.

I absolutely love Rare Rubies and have used it for over ten years. Every time I wear it I receive the nicest compliments from sexy to Yummy. Sure makes me feel wonderful especially at age 60+ I am so disappointed that Avon discontinued it. Shame on them. They need to get rid of rare gold instead.Please bring it back!!!!!

THis is a beautiful fragrance - spicy, warm and lasts for ages. Really wish Avon would give it a reprieve.Bring it back for a year at least.

This was a gorgeous fragrance...sexy, warm,and expensive smelling...i keep wondering why avon always cuts good fragrances and keeps the garbage in the catalog.

I got this as a birthday present my junior year of high school. I loved the cinnamon spice scent. It also made for a great room spray.

If you like Rare Rubies, give Rare Sapphires a chance too. One of my favorite scents is Lily of the Valley and it rears it's beautiful head with this lovely too early retired parfum. AVON, BRING IT BACK!!!!!

Shalimar, thank you for the info about Rare Sapphires - interesting notes!

A cinnamon skin scent. Who knew it was possible? Avon Rare Rubies is a soft, sweet woody musk with a pronounced cinnamon note. Think Serge Lutens Rousse meets Barbara Bui and whispers softly in her ear. Oriental Spicy to be sure, but soft as kittens at the same time. Rubies stays close to the skin like and lingers all day long.

It's very un-Avon in its execution, if you're a person who still writes them off as cheap and common. I have had so many pleasant surprises from Avon scents in the last year that I'm no longer surprised when I find a good one from them! :-) They don't always get the credit they deserve, and Rubies is a perfect example. I think the scent was just a little ahead of its time, and as others have noted, it's a shame this one was discontinued. Rare Rubies was a very impressive scent that any perfume house should have been proud to offer.

Avon rare rubies is like gold dust, but now look on ebay......see a little red bottle on a white fluffy background....read the info.....and you will be pleasantly surprised!!!

To me, Rare Rubies smells like those little red candies called "Red Hots" which are kind of a spicy cinnamon flavor. It's not something that I wear a lot but occasionally it suits my mood.

Guest_Angel - I also just discovered Rare Sapphires and like you, I love it. Here is the information I found about it; "Rare Sapphires is a fragrance of citrus notes, dewfruit, lily of the valley combined with gardenia, cedarwood and vetiver." I can really smell the cedarwood and I just love it!

I have this perfume and to me it can be best described as horrid. It reminds me of insecticide, strong and overpowering and the smell it could kill a roach I swear.

I use mine to spray suits after I have worn them in an effort to reduce the smell of sweat.

OK, got my Rare Sapphires now - on first impression it's a very light floral, hard to distinguish specific notes though. I'm sure I can smell coconut in it, which is lovely!

It's very subtle, staying close to the skin, warm .... by far the 'quietest' of the Avon Rare range, would be good to wear during the day in the summer.

I'd love to know the notes in this one, if anyone finds them can you please post them here? Thanks.

Asipetitta, I've just obtained a bottle of Rare Sapphires on ebay, so I'll post a comment about it here when I've received it.

Wearing my Rare Rubies today because it's cold here - the spices seem to stay strong in this all the way through, I get ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg very strongly, but the ylang-ylang kicks in after a while and softens the spices beautifully.

Mondeo Girl, I've actually managed to get hold of a 15ml on ebay - hallelujah!! Oh my god it's just as amazing as I remembered, and absolutely perfect for winter. It's like walking around in a blanket of warm, spicy, comforting deliciousness. I think this might be my favourite scent of all time.

BRING IT BACK AVON!!

Absolutely GUEST_ANGEL - I wish Avon would bring it back even as a Christmas special. It was so warm, rich, fruity and sexy. My daughter has still not found another scent to compare but her runner up fave is Guerlain Insolence. She buys that instead and feels let down by Avon.

Would just like to add my voice to the 'bring it back!' campaign. Goodness this was such an extraordinary, beautiful and characterful scent, I miss it so much. Fed up being outbid on ebay - please, please bring it back Avon, even if only as a one-off special. Oh, and Casbah too!

I used Rare Rubies all the time and loved it and could not understand why Avon discontinued it. I also would love Avon to bring it back again

The spices used in Rare Rubies remind me of Kingdom and indeed the smell is just like it once you take away the sweet and cloying ylang-ylang and this way too powdery musk that's killing me. Spicy orientals either smell divine on me or are unbearably heavy, strong and cloying, unfortunately Rubies is the latter. I have a 15ml bottle for swap if anyone wants it.

PLEASE AVON - BRING THIS PERFUME BACK!!! My mother, my daughter and a friend of mine all miss it! On E-Bay you can expect to pay £30 up for a bottle of this - it's like gold dust and sorely missed.